Geez that's a harsh team to start off with. Ideally, you'd want to aim for a team with primary skills (that is, bowling, batting, keeping) of at least mediocre, but preferably competent. You can buy players like this, this and this for very little (you definitely wouldn't want to spend much more than 10,000 on players like that). You'd also want to look at your net set up; ideally, you should look to pick up a few young (17 or 18) trainees and put them on two or three nets each. Give me a sec, and I'll draw up your best current XI (or at least what I think it would be).

Originally Posted by flibbertyjibber

Only a bunch of convicts having been beaten 3-0 and gone 9 tests without a win and won just 1 in 11 against England could go into the home series saying they will win. England will win in Australia again this winter as they are a better side which they have shown this summer. 3-0 doesn't lie girls.

Although Hankey has the better bowling primary, Francis' secondaries (stamina and consistency, in this case) are better, which means he'd be more likely to be less expensive. Obviously, the batting order could change, and certain batsmen could replace others, and I'm sure other people here will come up with a different team. Although I didn't pick Kirk (Hildred's fielding got him in), I'd put him on some nets (at least two batting nets) and train him up as he's young. Pretty much anyone below mediocre should be fired.